Mexican Chicken Soup

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"Tired of plain old Chicken Soup? Try this one. Adding the avocado is a must! We also add a little grated cheese and crushed tortilla chips."

PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	1 Hr 20 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 40 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 6 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup water
3 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 cup diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lay chicken breasts onto a baking sheet and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, cool and shred or cut into strips.
While the chicken is cooking, heat oil in a stockpot and cook the onions and celery until soft. Stir in the water and chicken broth. Season with cumin, black pepper and remaining taco seasoning mix. Simmer for 30 minutes for the flavors to mingle. Add the tomatoes, cilantro and chicken, simmer for 5 more minutes. Serve hot topped with avocado, shredded cheese and crushed tortilla chips.

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Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2006 by melissa hong kong

I agree, this soup is fantastic and so quick and easy. I prefer not to use pre-packaged spice mixes. The ingredients include "ethoxyquin" and other scary sounding things. I make my own seasoning mix inspired by a low carb cookbook and it is super yummy (and not processed!) 2 T chili powder, 1 1/2 T cumin, 1 1/2 T paprika, 1 t onion powder, 1 t garlic powder, 1/4 t cayenne (or more if you like it hot). Use it as you would taco seasoning mix from the store, two or three tablespoons of the mixture will flavor a pound of meat.

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Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2004 by JOSIE

Wonderful soup. Instead of baking the chicken I boiled 3 large breasts and chopped them up and threw everything into the pot at the same time. I added 1 can of corn, 1 can of diced tomatoes (undrained) and a can of chopped green chilies. I omitted the water since I left the liquid in the tomatoes. The avacado really made this delicious. Thankx Rillene.

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Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2005 by CAROLYN.1

Excellent Flavor! I did make a few cooking changes, not to change flavor though. I poached the seasoned chicken and then used that broth in place of the 1 cup of water. I also used a can of diced tomatoes w/ chiles in place of 1 cup tomatoes. I also added a handful of frozen corn at the very end of cooking. For a bit of a smokey bite, I sprinkled some "Penzey's" Chipotle spice on top of soup, when ready to serve. I used alot of suggestions from other reviews on this recipe..very helpful! Thank you very much Rillene for a fabulous soup. Oh, by the way, this is even better the following day!.

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